Volcano Girls
| "Volcano Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Veruca Salt | ||||
| from the album Eight Arms to Hold You | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Format | Compact Disc | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Writer(s) | Nina Gordon | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Rock | |||
| Veruca Salt singles chronology | ||||
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"Volcano Girls" is a single by the American alternative rock band Veruca Salt, released in 1997 on their album Eight Arms to Hold You. It was written by Nina Gordon who also sang lead vocals, with Louise Post performing backup vocals. This song was used at the beginning of the dark comedy movie Jawbreaker, released in 1999.
About the song
The song lyrically references Veruca Salt's previous hit "Seether", from their 1994 American Thighs album. In "Volcano Girls", Nina Gordon sings:
I told you 'bout the Seether before
You know, the one that's neither or nor
Well, here's another clue if you please
The Seether's Louise
The last line refers to Veruca Salt guitarist and vocalist Louise Post and the entire verse is a play on a verse from the Beatles song "Glass Onion":
I told you about the walrus and me, man
You know that we're as close as can be, man
Well, here's another clue for you all
The walrus was Paul
Music video
The highly energetic music video for "Volcano Girls" was shot over two days at Essenay in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. This video consists of the band in the central arena attached to bungee cords, on which Post (right side and airborne), Nina Gordon (left side and performing), and other band members bounce erratically. The video also shows Post and Gordon performing the song while a camera circles around them. Surrounding this arena stand many fans watching them perform several takes of the song.
Chart performance
- Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks: #9[1]
- Billboard Modern Rock Tracks: #8[1]
- UK Singles Chart #56
- Australia ARIA Top 100 # 47
References
- 1 2 "Artist Chart History/Veruca Salt". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-04-12.